Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Rem Albee works to keep the ball away from Alden’s Joshua Yoerg during the Rams double overtime sectional win over the visiting Bulldogs this evening.

It took 105 minutes to decide the outcome as No. 3 seed Roy-Hart outlasted visiting No. 6 Alden 1-0 in double overtime this evening in a Section VI Class B2 quarterfinal boys soccer playoff game.

Landen Guild scored the game winner for the Niagara-Orleans League champion Rams with five minutes to go in the second 15 minute overtime period off an assist from his brother Aiden Guild.

The goal came just three minutes after play resumed following a lightning delay.

Zach Walker made 10 saves to earn the shutout in goal for Roy-Hart which will next face No. 7 Cassadaga Valley/Falconer on Monday in the semifinals. Cassadaga Valley nipped No. 2 Bennett 2-1.

Class B1
No. 2 seed Lew-Port trimmed No. 7 Medina/Lyndonville 2-1 in a Class B1 quarterfinal.

Cole Seefeldt scored the lone goal for the Mustangs on a penalty kick with three minutes remaining after the Lancers had built up a 2-0 lead.

The game was scoreless at the half.

The Lancers scored with 24 and 11 minutes remaining in the second half o goals by Spencer Reisman.

The Mustangs contest also had a weather delay.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Hayden Woodroe, left, and Albion’s Javon Jones and their Mustang and Purple Eagle teammates will renew their century plus long football rivalry at 7 p.m. Friday at Vets Park.

Cancelled last fall due to Covid-19 restrictions, the nearly 125 year old Albion vs. Medina high school football rivalry will resume on Friday as the Mustangs host the Purple Eagles at 7 p.m. at Vets Park.

Interestingly, that cancellation ended a string of exactly 100 straight years in which the two schools had met on the gridiron. The last year they did not meet was 1919 which ironically was during the Spanish Flu Pandemic which ran from 1918-1920.

Overall, Albion holds a 68-49-5 lead in the series which dates back to 1898 making it one of the oldest in the state. The teams have split the last 10 meetings but the Purple Eagles have won the last three.

Both teams are enjoying excellent seasons as the Mustangs are 7-0 and the Purple Eagles 5-1.

Quarterback Amari Jones, who has passed for 650 yards and 7 touchdowns and rushed for 180 yards and 2 TDs, leads the Purple Eagles offense.

Javon Jones has hauled in 20 of those passes for 348 yards and 7 touchdowns and Jahmeek Riley 4 for 161 and 2 TDs.

On the ground, Sh’Kwe Riley has rushed for 327 yards and 6 touchdowns and Jacob Hughson 157 yards and 1 TD.

The Mustangs offense is likewise led by quarterback Xander Payne who has passed for 1,031 yards and a school record 19 touchdowns.

Five different receivers have hauled in those TD aerials including Jarin Rhim with 6, Greg Thompson 5, Joe Cecchini 4, Iverson Poole 3 and Cayden Lilleby 1. Rhim has 340 receiving yards, Thompson 262 and Cecchini 222.

The Mustangs ground attack is led by Poole with 452 yards and 5 touchdowns, Noah Skinner 377 yards and 5 TDs, Robert Arnold 235 yards and 4 TD and Lilleby with 117 yards and 1 TD.

On defense, the Purple Eagles leading tacklers include Brendan Lebaron with 26, Hughson and Bryce Froman 24, Jahmeek Riley 22, Javon Jones, Jr. Morales and Jabari Johnson 11. Javon Jones also has 5 pass interceptions and Tyler Gibson 4.

The leading tacklers for the Mustangs defensive unit include Hayden Woodroe with 27, Poole 26, Chris Johnson 25, Skinner 22, Josh Wilson 21 and Dominic Larabee 19. Cecchini leads the way in sacks with 7 as Skinner and Arnold each have 5.

The contest, which is part of Medina’s Homecoming week celebration, will also include the induction of the 1980 Section VI championship team onto the Mustangs John “Pinky” Loughlin Football Wall of Fame.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Zach Barrett, who scored three goals, is shown here on a header attempt toward the goal during the Eagles sectional win over visiting Perry this evening.

Erupting for a season high seven goals, No. 6 seed Kendall bested visiting No. 11 Perry 7-1 this evening in the opening round of the Section V Class C2 boys soccer playoffs.

Kendall bult up a 3-0 lead over the first 30 mminutrs as Michael McCue scored on a penalty kick, Louis Conte scored off a corner kick by McCue and then Josh Esposito tallied on a breakaway.

Perry did cut the deficit to 3-1 with a goal just before halftime but could not find the net again.

Kendall got that one back 15 minutes into the second half as Conti scored off an assist from Zach Barrett.

Barrett then rounded out the Kendall scoring  registering a hat-trick by tallying the final three goals. Riley Robinson assisted on the first and McCue on the second on a corner.

Kendall will next visit No. 3 seed HAC in the quarterfinals at 2 p.m. Saturday

East Rochester 2, Holley 1 (2OT)

In a Class C1 opener, No. 7 East Rochester scored with 30 seconds to go in the second overtime period to nip visiting No. 10 Holley 2-1.

Holley took a 1-0 lead in the first half as Jesse Patterson scored off an assist from Lorenzo Zaragoza but ER rallied to tie with a second half goal.

Kendall’s Louis Conti, who had two goals, goes over Perry goalie Landon Washburn while trying for a rebound shot.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Samantha Basinait tries to get off a shot against Depew goalie Kailey Allen during the Purple Eagles sectional win over the visiting Wildcats this afternoon.

Getting goals from six different players, No.7 seed Albion posted a 7-0 victory over visiting No. 10 Depew this afternoon in the opening round of the Section VI Class B1 girls soccer playoffs.

Albion grabbed a 2-0 lead late in the first half as Samantha Basinait scored off an assist from Nikki Creasey with 16 minutes to go and then Abby Scanlan tallied with five minutes remaining from Elise Bropst.

The Purple Eagles then broke the game open with a pair of quick goals in the first seven minutes of the second half.

First Creasey scored off an assist from Cami London three minutes in and then Aly Knaak tallied unassisted four minutes later to make it 4-0.

Keeping the momentum, the Purple Eagles then had London score from Creasey, Creasey from Scanlan and Emily Harling from Ryan Olles to round out the scoring parade.

Improving to 11-4, Albion will next visit No. 2 seed East Aurora in the quarterfinals on Friday.

In a Class B2 contest, Akron defeated Alden 3-1.

Albion’s duo of Kenzi Hapeman and Cami London block Depew’s Laure Silsby from the ball.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Ella Lewis scores on a header for Lyndonville/Medina during the Lady Tigers loss to Greece Odyssey this evening at Vets Park.

Holley and Kendall both posted shutout victories today to open the Section V girls soccer playoffs.

No. 5 seed Holley blanked visiting No. 12 Alexander 4-0 in a Class C 1 game while No. 9 Kendall shutout No. 8 Bolivar-Richburg by the identical score of 4-0 in a Class C2 contest.

In a Class B1 contest, No. 9 Greece Odyssey defeated No. 8 Lyndonville/Medina 9-2 at Vets Park.

Avenging a 2-1 regular season Genesee Region League loss, Holley bested Alexander as Sam Bates scored two goals and Emma Brady and Jailyn Bishop each netted one.

Brady also dished out two assists while Bates and Emma Downey each had one.

Layne Walker earned the shutout in goal making four saves as Holley improves to 11-4-2.

Kendall took a slender 1-0 lead in the first half on a goal by T’Mia Kitchings.

The Lady Eagles then pulled away in the second half on goals by Megan Gates, Kitchings and Brooke Rodas.

Mary Jones made 8 saves to earn the shutout in goal.

Improving to 8-8-2, Kendall next visits top seeded York at 3 p.m. Friday in a quarterfinal contest.

Greece Odyssey jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first 10 minutes.

Lyndonville/Medina did cut the deficit to 2-1 on a goal by Ella Lewis on a header but the Lady Tigers could not pull even.

Odyssey moved out to a 5-2 lead at the half and then locked up the win with four unanswered goals in the second half.

Lewis also scored the Lady Tigers other goal.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Zaric Boyce sends a shot towards the goal for Medina/Lyndonville as Shazzad Rashid and Siem Weleay defend for Tapestry during the Mustangs sectional win this afternoon at Vets Park.

Clearing post season hurdle No. 1, No. 7 seed Medina/Lyndonville posted a 4-1 win over No. 10 Tapestry at Vets Park this afternoon in the pre-quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class B1 boys soccer playoffs.

Improving to 11-5-1, the Mustangs will next visit No. 2 Lew-Port on Thursday for a quarterfinal contest.

Jackson Moreland put Medina/Lyndonville on the scoreboard when he tallied with 12:56 to go in the first half off an assist from Roman Heinsler.

The Mustangs lead quickly doubled just over a minute later when Jack Whipple scored at the 11:38 mark as Cole Callard earned the assist.

Tapestry did cut the deficit to 2-1 with a goal just before halftime but could not find the net again.

The Mustangs opened up a little breathing room when Heinsler scored on a header 16 minutes into the second half off an assist from Zaric Boyce.

Cole Seefeldt then put a lock on the win when he scored five minutes later off an assist from Moreland to give the Mustangs a 4-1 lead.

In another B1 opener No. 4 Maryvale defeated No. 13 Albion 7-0.

Class  B 2
Roy-Hart 9, Salamanca 0
No. 3 seed Roy-Hart romped to a 9-0 win over visiting No. 14 Salamanca in a Class B2 opening round game.

Landen Guild scored three goals, Peter Martillotta and Elijah Giroux 2 each and Jayden Swygert and Rem Albee one apiece for Roy-Hart.

The Rams will next host No. 6 Alden, a 6-0 winner over No. 11 Newfane, in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

In another B2 opener No. 8 Fredonia downed No. 9 Akron 2-1.

Medina/Lyndonville’s Josh Hilobik battles for control of the ball with Tapestry’s Jeremiah Whittaker.